Tag: Robert Mitchum

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  Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

  August 7, 2021

  1970s, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Noir, Thriller

  I love neo-noir as a genre, so there’s only a few I haven’t seen in the recent Criterion Channel ‘Neo-Noir’ collection. So that’s why I watched Farewell, My Lovely (1975), which is a more traditional take on the film noir style with Robert Mitchum playing Raymond Chandler’s character of private detective Phillip Marlowe. I think… Read.

• The Friends Of Eddie Coyle (1973)

  September 13, 2019

  1970s, Boston, Crime, Drama

  I remember the first time I watched The Friends Of Eddie Coyle (1973), I taped it off TV after hearing it talked up in a few movie books my Mum owned. I think I was a bit young because I felt underwhelmed – it wasn’t as epic as The Godfather or had amazing stunt work… Read.